English → Latin
“versatile” in Latin
versātilisthat turns or moves around, revolving, movable; versatilemōbilismovable, loose; pliant, flexible; fickle, inconstantmūtābilismutable, changeable, inconstantalacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerful
The English word versatile itself goes back to Latin vertō, through versātilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
versatile
versatilis (PROP., Plin.): mobilis: mutabilis (changeable, fickle): alacer: promtus (ready). A versatile genius, ingenium velox (Quint.), or versatile (Liv., 39, 40); animus agilis (Sen.). Vid: also, CHANGEABLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for versatile?
- The usual Latin words for “versatile” are versātilis, mōbilis, mūtābilis; also alacer. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.